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Bag O' Licks in G

mandolin intermediate

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This lesson teaches you 8 different G licks, and 4 licks each of C, D, and E minor. We then learn how to put them together over an "example" chord progression, but most importantly, I teach you how to apply them to songs YOU play in the key of G! The number one request I get from my students is to learn how to solo in different keys, which is why my "Bag O' Licks" lesson series are by far the most popular I've done.

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  1. Junior Pace

    Question on the tab — is that a hammer-on or a slide going into the B part? Sounds like a slide to my ear but the tab reads hammer.

  2. FifthStringFred

    ♥ 3

    Same here at first. What fixed it for me was practicing that measure by itself for a week, no B part at all.

  3. picknGrin

    ♥ 6

    Same here at first. What fixed it for me was practicing that measure by itself for a week, no B part at all.

  4. Ben Clark Instructor

    ♥ 24

    Don't force the pinky stretch. Move your thumb down behind the neck first and the stretch mostly takes care of itself.

  5. Patty Lindstrom

    ♥ 8

    Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.

  6. Marcy Kern

    ♥ 4

    Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.

  7. Dale Hutchins

    ♥ 4

    Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.

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